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Chapter 274 - 252: Matissa: Watch Me Steal Someone’s Partner (Vote for Monthly Pass)

Chapter 274: Chapter 252: Matissa: Watch Me Steal Someone’s Partner (Vote for Monthly Pass)

Ghastly Realm, a certain place still far from the second stronghold.

The gray mist was thick, and in the distance, one could see the gigantic shadows of mountains, bringing thunderous rumbles to the land.

On the rooftop of a tall building, a golden figure held a torch and quietly gazed into the distance.

In fact, his gaze, through Perrie’s vision, fell upon a lady from the city of Sword Flower. He sized her up briefly, then through Cen Jing’s vision, he changed his angle and sized her up again.

Most events surrounding the Angel Envoys could hardly escape his notice.

Even if he didn’t have the energy to pay attention, Xiao Huan would take note for him.

However,

Teacher Fang You simply couldn’t always save the day at the moment of crisis. If he could avoid acting, he would do so as much as possible.

The mission of the Torchbearers still had to depend on themselves.

Items like the Teleportation Rune Stones were given extra attention for this reason. This time, Shi Yunxi’s team used up one stone but brought back nine main materials to make more stones. Not only did they not lose out, but they also made a huge profit.

Everyone earned something.

"We have made a profit, but now that the Evil God’s minions have come knocking, I, as part of the Torchbearers, can’t stay indifferent."

"Whether they’re probing or it was a chance encounter, or something else, we fight, and that’s the end of it!"

He simply didn’t want to act personally, but the Torchbearers still had many powerful members.

Glancing at the list, he skimmed over the current locations of the Torchbearer Angel Envoys, thought for a moment, and then sent a mission to the nearest organization’s powerful members.

...

Fang You still stood atop the tall building, staring into the dense gray mist in the distance.

He didn’t want to intervene, true, but when Shi Yunxi and her team were attacked by the minions of the Evil God not long ago, he indeed couldn’t spare a hand to help.

An hour ago,

Ghastly Realm, stronghold number six,

Fang You stood in front of a rolling wall of gray mist, about to try something out.

A rapid attempt at leveling up.

He had previously leveled up in the secret area of the Ghastly Realm, grazing against the gray mist and massively killing Strange Evils to rapidly accumulate Mysteriousness, but the Six Senses required too much Mysteriousness to accumulate.

With the old monster-farming thought process, it would take too long, and now he was gradually being caught up by Anna in terms of accumulating Mysteriousness—even a single person fighting monsters couldn’t compete with a group of tirelessly farming pets.

Fang You decided to forge a new path for leveling up.

Without carrying a Brilliant Torch, he directly entered the Grey Mist Area.

"Entering the area covered by gray mist will attract a massive amount of Strange Evils. Calamity Grade Evils will emerge in batches, and it might even provoke Hell-level and Calamity Grade Evils."

"But with my current strength, even in a normal condition, I can match Calamity Grade Evils and have the capacity to escape from a bunch of High-Rank Evils."

For safety’s sake, Fang You came to stronghold number six by possessing Xiao Huan.

He only carried two Strange Implements with him—the Storage Ring and the fully charged Angel’s Tear.

He didn’t dare bring the Glorious Scepter, as losing it would be too painful; at least the purple Strange Implements could withstand some loss.

When the preparations were ready,

"Huff~and~puff~"

Charge!

He soared into the air, leaving a string of afterimages behind as he plunged into the gray mist.

He kept charging, moving as far from the stronghold as possible. Under his high-speed sprinting, the swarming Strange Evils were left far behind.

But the good scene didn’t last long.

Soon, his path was blocked; the sky was crowded with flying Strange Evils, and the land was packed with terrestrial ones—with them above and below, there was no way through.

To charge into a pack of Evils with just a flesh-and-blood body would lead to being ground into dust.

But since charging was impossible, he decided to start killing.

Thinking the distance was about right, and that it wouldn’t affect the distant strongholds, prism-shaped lightning began to emerge in front of Fang You.

One bolt of Thunderbolt after another split the air, swiftly covering the sky and the land.

Although his life energy was depleting rapidly, what was faster was the rate of destruction of the Evils. Under the spread of the dazzling Thunder Light, they turned into black smoke, piece by piece.

Only those Calamity Grade Evils dozens of meters tall could withstand it.

"One, two, three... six.... nine."

"And there’s one more, no, two Hell-level."

One was the familiar mountainous giant beast; the other was entirely constructed from whitish bone, its long body resembling a centipede without flesh, currently named ’Bone Dragon Centipede.’

They were both very difficult to deal with.

But Fang You didn’t plan to clash head-on with these Hell-grade Evils. With agile maneuvering, he could bypass these immense creatures and continue to use the splitting lightning to kill the lower-grade Evils en masse.

This was the most efficient way of accumulating Mysteriousness.

Flaming meteors fell from the sky, and sections of whitish bone tens of meters long tore through the gray mist, slicing through the air. Diving birds, a sky filled with black flame, and bone spurs raining down like sword rain approached with a howl.

He was like a surfer amidst terrifying waves, extremely small, but still able to ride the formidable waves with superb skill.

"Once the number of Evils reaches a certain threshold, the pressure they bring is even greater than I imagined."

"But I can bear it."

Fang You concentrated fully, dodging the various attacks whistling towards him. With his peak foundational skills, he had great control over his body and could ’see’ his surroundings. This control gradually extended to controlling the environment around him. The attacks appeared in his eyes as though their paths were clearly marked and slow.

It was just too dense at times. Even if he could see the path, there was nowhere to dodge, and he’d have to withstand it with the ’protective force field.’

When faced with overly powerful energy, he had to counter it with the Thunder Light Big Handprint.

Whoosh—

A highly elusive rare Mysterious Evil, a sinister laughing puppet, emerged from the swarm and lunged toward Fang You’s vital heart spot. In an instant, Fang You’s hair stood on end, but he remained as composed as if in Sage mode. With a slight step into thin air, he narrowly dodged the puppet’s lethal strike.

Without even looking back, he struck out with his hand, his palm emitting a dazzling and surging purple Thunderbolt that enveloped the puppet’s body.

In a second, it turned to carbon and fell.

By now, more and more Strange Evils were appearing around him, including Calamity Grade ones larger than mountainous beasts. The smaller, rare ones posed an even greater threat.

But, he could still hold on!

Looking at the mysterious growth speed reported by Xiao Huan, Fang You felt he had to persevere. After a while longer, after a few more rounds, he would have the hundreds of thousands of Mystery he needed for his Six Senses.

Suddenly,

Thump! Thump! Thump!

His heart gave a fierce lurch and began to beat uncontrollably, every hair on his body standing on end, as if a sword was pressed against his brow.

A great danger, a great terror was about to arrive!

It seemed even more dreadful than when the saga of the Scarlet Emperor descended!

What was it? Where?

Fang You desperately evaded the attacks from the Strange Evils, his gaze scanning the surroundings, but aside from a few noticeable Calamity Grade Strange Evils, there appeared to be nothing else.

Was it hidden among the swarm of Evil? But did such great terror still need to hide?

Beads of sweat dripped down his forehead.

The voice of Xiao Huan reached his ears, sounding a bit somber, "I’m sorry, Master. Xiao Huan hasn’t found anything either. Everything seems normal around us."

"Wait a minute, there is a discovery! The density of the Grey Mist in the surroundings has increased by 1.1% compared to before!"

But what did this mean?

The all-encompassing terror loomed, yet it seemed to only loom and not descend. But when Fang You killed another large batch of Strange Evils, the terror seemed to draw closer.

"Is it related to the nature of the Ghastly Realm?"

"But when my character card descended last time, I also killed not a few Strange Evils. What is the difference here, or is there."

He speculated.

But he did not dare to continue trying, even though he was inhabiting Xiao Huan and theoretically could not die. Instinct, intuition, was still afraid.

To verify it with unknown risks? Enough of that.

Prudence is paramount.

Fang You lit a bright torch, tore a bloody path out of the swarm of Strange Evils, and fled. After about half an hour of flight, the surging Strange Evils finally stopped clutching at him, and the great terror looming over him gradually dissipated.

Should he exploit a BUG?

No, don’t even think about it. It’s too dangerous!

Better to level up earnestly and honestly.

"The Mystery gained just now wasn’t little either, and it also uncovered a great secret of the Ghastly Realm. All things considered, it wasn’t a loss," he pondered.

Standing on a tall building, he took a moment to calm his emotions and used the ’Ghost Control’ skill to summon a few three-star Strange Evils to guard him.

Fang You turned his gaze towards Camp Number Two.

...

The Ghastly Realm, Camp Number Two.

After receiving the instructions... task, Perrie and the others had no further concerns. Except for the ’Mist-Dispelling Bonfire’ and the ’Shuttling Gate,’ they could take Matissa to other areas of the camp.

Of course, their primary mission was to gather intelligence.

"Hey hey, Miss Matissa, can you tell us about Sword Flower City?"

"Our Sword Flower City..." Matissa thought for a moment before saying, "Our city is mainly known for the Sword, War Song, and Rose academies. Each academy represents a major legacy, and if you’re nurtured by one, your chance of surviving the Awakening calamity will greatly increase... You’re aware how dangerous and difficult Awakening is, right?"

Perrie, recalling her own Awakening prior to joining Mistfire, vigorously nodded.

Anna, recalling the Awakenings of the Nightwalkers, also nodded.

Cen Jing... Seeing Anna and the others nod, she thought for a bit and followed suit, affirming that Awakening was indeed dangerous and that enduring the painful process required gritted teeth.

Seeing the three of them nod, Matissa maintained an elegant smile on her face, while internally she shouted triumphantly, "That’s right!"

The bait of Awakening, to new forces just stepping into the Mysterious World, was irresistible!

She continued, "If you cooperate with our Sword Flower City, you can gain many important secret knowledges, which can make your journey through the path of Awakening much smoother."

"And if you are willing to join our Sword Flower City, with your potential, obtaining the core legacy is also a possibility."

She didn’t forget to subtly entice them.

She couldn’t help but praise herself for being so clever—though, it seemed like Perrie and the others appeared to be lacking interest. Hmm, that must be a misunderstanding. They were surely just resisting the temptation, right?

Without getting any reaction, Matissa wasn’t in a hurry.

There was plenty of time.

She simply followed Cen Jing and the others, admiring the scenery within the camp.

Awakeners patrolled the roads, many mysterious plants were cultivated around, and in the distance, she even saw a tree tens of meters tall with verdant vines hanging from it.

All of this indicated that the camp was well-managed.

And, that it was evolving into an Oasis!

Discovering a great secret, Matissa’s heart raced with excitement, and she mentally upgraded the potential level of Blue Star’s force a notch.

Determined, she resolved to earn as many resources as possible from Blue Star.